what were you thinking about

what were you thinking about(
wuht
 
wuhr
 
yu
 
thihng
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kihng
 
uh
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baut
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A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. en qué pensabas
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
(informal)
A word or phrase that is singular (e.g., el gato).
(singular)
What were you thinking about? - I'm just thinking about how hungry I am.¿En qué pensabas? - Sólo estoy pensando en lo hambriento que estoy.
b. en qué estabas pensando
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
(informal)
A word or phrase that is singular (e.g., el gato).
(singular)
What were you thinking about? - Oh, nothing. I've been daydreaming.¿En qué estabas pensando? - Nada en particular. Estoy soñando despierto.
c. en qué pensaba
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
(formal)
A word or phrase that is singular (e.g., el gato).
(singular)
What were you thinking about just now?¿En qué pensaba ahora mismo?
d. en qué estaba pensando
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
(formal)
A word or phrase that is singular (e.g., el gato).
(singular)
What were you thinking about? Please share your ideas with the group.¿En qué estaba pensando? Por favor, comparta sus ideas con el grupo.
a. en qué pensaban
A word or phrase that is plural (e.g., los libros).
(plural)
What were you thinking about when I asked you to picture your favorite place?¿En qué pensaban cuando les pedí que se imaginaran su lugar favorito?
b. en qué estaban pensando
A word or phrase that is plural (e.g., los libros).
(plural)
I said the word "fear." What were you thinking about? How did you feel?Dije la palabra "miedo". ¿En qué estaban pensando? ¿Cómo se sintieron?
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